Mental Health Plans: Many States May Not Meet Deadlines for Plan Implementation
HRD-90-142
Published: Sep 18, 1990. Publicly Released: Sep 18, 1990.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO evaluated states' implementation of the State Comprehensive Mental Health Services Plan Act of 1986, which required states to plan and implement community-based care for the seriously mentally ill.
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Block grantsCommunity-based mental health servicesCommunity health servicesstate relationsHealth care planningMental health care servicesPlanningState programsTechnical assistanceMental health